Bad landlords are facing a nationwide campaign by local councils to stamp out illegal evictions. The Local Government Association (LGA) is leading the crackdown and is calling for the government to give councils greater powers to tackle landlords who break housing...

A judge has warned sub-letting scams by crooks impersonating their landlords to trick unwary tenants out of deposits and rents are​ on the increase. Jailing Heidi Korn for eight months after she was found guilty of fraud at Inner London Crown Court, Judge William Wood...